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1. adjective1) (immediate: Anyone disobeying these rules will face instant dismissal; His latest play was an instant success.) instantáneo, inmediato2) ((of food etc) able to be prepared etc almost immediately: instant coffee/potato.) instantáneo
2. noun1) (a point in time: He climbed into bed and at that instant the telephone rang; He came the instant (that) he heard the news.) instante2) (a moment or very short time: It all happened in an instant; I'll be there in an instant.) instante•- this instant
instant1 adj instantáneo / inmediatoinstant2 n instantetr['ɪnstənt]1 instante nombre masculino, momento■ come back this instant! ¡vuelve ahora mismo!1 (at once) inmediato,-a2 (coffee etc) instantáneo,-a3 formal use (urgent) urgente4 SMALLCOMMERCE/SMALL (of the present month) del corrienteinstant ['ɪntstənt] adj1) immediate: inmediato, instantáneoan instant reply: una respuesta inmediata2) : instantáneoinstant coffee: café instantáneoinstant n: momento m, instante madj.• corriente adj.• inmediato, -a adj.• urgente adj.n.• instante s.m.• mes corriente s.m.• momento s.m.• ocasión s.f.• periquete s.m.• santiamén s.m.• soplo s.m.
I 'ɪnstənt1)a) ( immediate) instantáneo, inmediatob) ( Culin) <coffee/mashed potatoes> instantáneo2) (BrE Corresp frml) (after n)in your letter of the 5th instant — en su carta del 5 del corriente or (Esp tb) de los corrientes (frml), en su carta del 5 presente (Chi, Méx frml)
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a) ( precise moment) instante mcome here this instant! — ven aquí en este mismo instante or ahora mismo!
at that (very) instant — en ese (mismo) instante or momento; (as conj)
let me know the instant he arrives — avíseme en cuanto llegue or no bien llegue
b) ( short time) momento m, instante m['ɪnstǝnt]in an instant — en un momento or instante
1. ADJ1) (=immediate) [reply, reaction, success] instantáneo, inmediato•
he took an instant dislike to Derek — Derek le cayó mal desde el primer momento2) (Culin) [coffee, soup] instantáneoinstant mash — puré m de patatas instantáneo
3) (Brit)(Comm) frm inst.4) (Jur)2.N instante m, momento mthe instant I heard it — en el instante or momento en que lo supe
an instant later she was gone — un instante or momento después se había ido
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Jed hesitated for an instant — Jed dudó un instante or un momento•
in an instant — en un instante or momento•
the next instant — un momento después•
put it down this instant! — ¡deja eso ahora mismo!•
at that very instant the phone rang — en ese mismo instante or momento sonó el teléfono3.CPDinstant access account N — cuenta f de acceso instantáneo or inmediato
instant camera N — cámara f de fotos instantánea, polaroid ® f
instant death N — muerte f instantánea or en el acto
instant gratification N — satisfacción f inmediata
instant message N — mensaje m instantáneo
instant replay N — (Sport) repetición f de la jugada
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I ['ɪnstənt]1)a) ( immediate) instantáneo, inmediatob) ( Culin) <coffee/mashed potatoes> instantáneo2) (BrE Corresp frml) (after n)in your letter of the 5th instant — en su carta del 5 del corriente or (Esp tb) de los corrientes (frml), en su carta del 5 presente (Chi, Méx frml)
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a) ( precise moment) instante mcome here this instant! — ven aquí en este mismo instante or ahora mismo!
at that (very) instant — en ese (mismo) instante or momento; (as conj)
let me know the instant he arrives — avíseme en cuanto llegue or no bien llegue
b) ( short time) momento m, instante min an instant — en un momento or instante
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